JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A character witness is set to appear Wednesday on behalf of Anthony Guadalupe, the former assistant teacher at Chappell School Longleaf Campus arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior related to sexual misconduct.
The list of scheduled witnesses for Guadalupe included a school principal and someone who served with Guadalupe in ROTC. Both did not appear.
Anthony Guadalupe, 18, was arrested after parents of a child who attends the school alleged he inappropriately touched their child July 18, an arrest report from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said. He has since been terminated from his position at the school.
Guadalupe was employed at Chappell School from February 28 to July 18, which is less than six months.
A mother and father told St. Johns County Sheriff's Office that Guadalupe was caught on tape inappropriately touched their child, a report shows.
The parents said that their child told them Guadalupe put a toy inside her underwear. After they heard this, they asked to review video which showed Guadalupe touching the child "inappropriately in the classroom."
The arresting officer wrote in his report that the video showed Guadalupe touching the child inappropriately and "touching his groin area."
Williams wrote that the school has given over a hard drive with video footage from the classroom and a completely list of names of families and students to SJCSO.
A bond hearing on Wednesday is set for 1:30 p.m. Guadalupe has not been formally arraigned at this time, but his lawyer has submitted a not-guilty plea to St. Johns County Circuit Court.